In Australia, my understanding is the truckers went on strike and brought everything to a halt (although this was heavily censored). The government quickly caved in and gave the truckers an exemption to the vaccines but then mandated them for everyone else! So let's hope this benefits us all and not just SW pilots when SW management (likely) capitulates.
I’m a trucker. Many other drivers are not really paying attention because the COVID restrictions have been very light on us since the beginning of this. Unless the 100 employee rule goes into effect, most companies won’t dare to impose vaccine mandates on us. I am aware of only one company mandates vaccines for their drivers Tyson (the chicken company). There may be others, but my point is that vaccine mandates aren’t a thing in this industry.
A driver with a clean record can quit his job Friday and have 10 companies blowing up his phone offering a job Monday morning.
It’s good for us now but it is a double edged sword in that we will eventually get forced to have to vaccine after the rest of the country falls.
The powers that be are not dumb, and are mostly leaving truckers alone for now so as to minimize resistance.
Truckers take note....
In Australia, my understanding is the truckers went on strike and brought everything to a halt (although this was heavily censored). The government quickly caved in and gave the truckers an exemption to the vaccines but then mandated them for everyone else! So let's hope this benefits us all and not just SW pilots when SW management (likely) capitulates.
I’m a trucker. Many other drivers are not really paying attention because the COVID restrictions have been very light on us since the beginning of this. Unless the 100 employee rule goes into effect, most companies won’t dare to impose vaccine mandates on us. I am aware of only one company mandates vaccines for their drivers Tyson (the chicken company). There may be others, but my point is that vaccine mandates aren’t a thing in this industry.
A driver with a clean record can quit his job Friday and have 10 companies blowing up his phone offering a job Monday morning.
It’s good for us now but it is a double edged sword in that we will eventually get forced to have to vaccine after the rest of the country falls.
The powers that be are not dumb, and are mostly leaving truckers alone for now so as to minimize resistance.
Tyson got sued last week by an employee group through Robert Barnes, Barnes Law/Locals.
Yep